Halacy arraigned, sent to Albany County jail

John Halacy, the Rensselaer man who last month avoided rape charges after a prosecutor failed to file a key document in the case, is now charged with Thanksgiving Day burglary in Colonie and was arraigned in Albany County Court.

Halacy, 24, of Second Avenue was arrested after a brief appearance in Rensselaer City Court Wednesday morning where Rensselaer County Assistant District Attorney Christa Book sought an adjournment so her office could re-present the rape case to a grand jury.

If that panel finds enough evidence against Halacy, they could raise the charges to felonies.

Halacy, who had been free on bail, was then arrested in city court by Albany County officials and sent to be processed at the Colonie Police Department. He then was taken to Albany County Court to be arraigned on a charge of second-degree burglary, a felony, for a break-in at 34 Haswell Road. He was sent to the Albany County jail without bail.